Canceling-machine for tickets.



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CANCELING-MACHIN E FOR TICKETS.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, TILBUR C. FISK and JOHN A. SEELY, citizens of theUnited States, and both residents of New York city, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have made certain new and usefulImprovements in Canceling-Machines for Tickets, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to machines for canceling tickets such as are incommon use at the entrance to railways and other public conveyances orassemblages.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of suchmachines, to decrease the cost of manufacture, and to provide forseparating small articles and tickets when such articles areinadvertently or absent-mindedly deposited by foot-passengers.

The improvements consist in providing a tilting table which may betipped in either of two opposite directions and providing a block orobstruction to movement in one of said directions which requirespositive removal or change before tilting the table in such direction.There are two movable passages or receptacles, formed of sheet metal,placed on opposite sides and below this tilting table, and so arrangedthat tickets may be passed through or into one receptacle; and smallarticles other than tickets, may be separated and passed through theother passage or receptacle. There is a pivoted lever with a handle foroperating both the table and the canceling or cutting rollers and thereis a gear wheel on one of the rollers and a pawl on the pivoted lever sothat the rollers are or may be directly and positively moved. There is amechanical connection between the pivoted lever and the tilting tablecooperating with the gear wheel and the pawl, so arranged that the tableis tilted on, the first movement .of the pivoted lever, and the rollersare rotated to cut or mutilate the tickets on the reverse movement ofthe lever. This means for operating the rollers and the table is soarranged that the small articles may be dumped into a special receptacleby imparting to the pivoted lever movement, in the same direction, butmore extended, as compared with that which operates the canceling orperforating rolls. The parts described are combined with a cast metalframe.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 2'7, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 509,787.

Figure l is a vertical side elevation partly in section with the chuteor passage to the table shown in dotted outline; Fig. 2 is a transversesection, and Fig. 3 is a trans verse section at right angles to Fig. 2,taken on the line 38, Fig. 1.

There is a cast metal frame a, formed of side plates united by metalcross-bars 30. In the side plate a are journaled two perforating ormutilating rolls a and '0, these are geared together through the wheels40. On the roller u is a toothed ratchet-wheel w. There is areciprocating operating handle or lever h pivoted at 1a, having a pawl79, engaging the teeth of wheel w under the in fluence of spring 15. Atthe top of the frame is a tilting table 25, made of glass and having acorrugated upper surface; table t, is pivoted at 12 and may be tilted ineither of two opposite directions, it is connected to the operatinghandle it, by links m, and a, pivoted together; and link at, is pivotedto the handle it at 11. A pin 2', fitting a perforation in the frame a,constitutes a removable limit of movement for the handle h, in onedirection; and, normally, this pin is in position. When the handle it iselevated table tis tilted forward and dumps tickets onto the rolls16,4). On the opposite or downward movement of handle it, the pawl 22engages Wheel w, and rotates the canceling rollers, which cut orperforate the ticket. Then keys and coins are inadvertently passedthrough the chute, shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1, onto table t, thepin 2' is removed, handle h is depressed, table t is tilted backward,and the described small articles other than tickets are dumped into aspecial passage or receptacle 0 the movement of the handle h, is thesame which operates the mutilating rollers, but is more extended. Thereceptacle 0,is of sheet metal and set in the frame a, so as to beremovable, it has an opening at 21 and a deflecting door or projection20 which causes the small articles to be passed to a position where theycan be recovered without giving access to the tickets. There is areceptacle 0 of sheet metal removably placed in position in the frame a;through this passage or receptacle tickets are passed to the cancelingrollers 24 and '0. There is a scraper .9, fixed in position to clear thesurface of the roller it.

Such a canceling box is placed at the side of the path of footpassengers as they pass to railway trains or public gatherings; thetickets are dropped into the chute, shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1,and fall on table t; the attendant first elevates the handle it whichoperates to dump the tickets onto the canceling rollers; the downwardmovement of handle 71, operates the canceling rollers directly andpositively through the medium of the pawl and ratchet-wheel. lVhenforeign articles, like keys, and coins, often inadvertently dropped ontotable t, are present, the pin 2' is removed and the handle it isdepressed to a greater extent moving in the same direction that producescancellation; the keys or coins are passed into or through the passageor receptacle 0 and out through the orifice 21.

hat we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine of the character described the combination with a pairof suitable canceling rollers, of a table arranged to tilt in twoopposite directions, located above said rollers; a chute or passageconnecting one edge of said table with said rollers; a chute or passageconnecting the opposite edge of said table with a point outside saidrollers, and means for tilting the table toward either of said passagesand for operating said rollers.

2. In a machine of the character described the combination of a pair ofsuitable canceling rollers, a table located above said rollers, andarranged to tilt in either of two opposite directions; a chute orpassage connecting said table and said rollers on one side, a chute orpassage connecting said table with a point outside said rollers on theother side; a pivoted handle for tilting the table toward either chuteor passage and for operating said rollers; and movable means for lockingthe movement of the table in one direction.

3. In a machine of the character described the combination of a suitableframe, a pivoted table capable of tilting in two opposite directions, apair of canceling rollers, a passage for tickets between said table andsaid rollers; a passage for articles other than tickets between saidtable and a point outside said rollers; a pivoted operating han dle, andmeans connecting said handle with said table and said rollers, wherebythe table may be tilted in one direction to pass the tickets onto therollers and in the opposite direction to pass articles other thantickets away from said rollers, substantially as described.

L. In an apparatus of the character described the combination of asuitable frame, a tilting table, suitable canceling rollers, areceptacle for tickets, a receptacle for small articles other thantickets, a pivoted op erating handle, and means connecting said handlewith said table and said rollers, whereby the table may be tilted in onedirection to dump the tickets on the rollers, and the rollers operatedby the reverse movement of the operating handle and whereby the tablemay be tilted in an opposite direction by extending the reverse movementof said handle to dump articles other than tickets into the otherreceptacle.

5. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of acast-iron frame, a tilting table having a corrugated glass surface,suitable canceling rollers, a portable receptacle of sheet metal fortickets; a portable receptacle of sheet metal for articles other thantickets; a pivoted operating handle; means connecting said handle withsaid table and said rollers, so arranged that the table may be tilted inone direction to dump the tickets in one receptacle, and

the table may be tilted in an opposite direction to dump articles otherthan tickets in the other receptacle.

6. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of asuitable frame, suitable canceling rollers, a table capable of tiltingin opposite directions pivoted above said rollers; a passage forconducting tickets from the table to the rollers; a passage forconducting articles other than tickets away from said rollers, anoperating handle, and means connectingsaid handle with said table andsaid rollers, whereby the table may be tilted to dump the tickets intoone passage and may be tilted in the opposite direction to dump otherarticles into the other passage, substantially as described.

IVILBUR C. FISK. JOHN A. SEELY. Witnesses F. J. PILLSBURY, G120. W.REID, Jr.

